Pauchus

Pauchus was a minister under King Latinus of the Latins during the 13th century BC. He was Latinus' most loyal minister, wielding considerable influence over the King's decisions; he arranged for Aeneas and the Trojans to be greeted with a welcome ceremony in 1233 BC, and for the Trojans to be granted some lands in Latium on which they could settle. He was concerned that Queen Amata's plan to have the princess Lavinia marry the Rutuli king Turnus, the ally of the deposed Etruscan tyrant Mezentius, would lead to war with the powerful Etruscans, but Queen Amata dismissed him and attempted to exert her own influence over Aeneas. Pauchus warned Aeneas of Amata's plans, cautioning him.